{"id":4571,"date":"2026-11-11T21:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T21:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/kabarsula-a-salute-to-our-veterans-draws-students-those-who-served-our-country-and-reminders-of-why-service-matters-photo-gallery-bandar-slot-indonesia\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T21:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T21:08:16","slug":"kabarsula-a-salute-to-our-veterans-draws-students-those-who-served-our-country-and-reminders-of-why-service-matters-photo-gallery-bandar-slot-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kabarsula.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/kabarsula-a-salute-to-our-veterans-draws-students-those-who-served-our-country-and-reminders-of-why-service-matters-photo-gallery-bandar-slot-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"kabarsula ‘A salute to our veterans’ draws students, those who served our country and reminders of why service matters – Photo gallery bandar SLOT INDONESIA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Students and veterans pose for a photo during “A salute to our veterans” Nov. 11 at Saint Mark’s High School. Dialog photo Joseph P. Owens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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Young, old and many in between were among the couple hundred veterans, students and community members who celebrated Veterans Day with \u201cA Salute to our Veterans\u201d at Saint Mark\u2019s High School.<\/a><\/p>\n

Veterans shared their call to patriotism, students honored those who made the sacrifice to serve their country and remembered those who have been lost, including Saint Mark\u2019s graduate Stephen McGowan.<\/a><\/p>\n

The morning event in the school gymnasium Nov. 11 included breakfast, posting of the colors, Pledge of Allegiance, music by the Saint Mark\u2019s band and choir, acknowledgement of students who are Cpl. McGowan Fund recipients, and gold and blue star families.<\/p>\n

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It was a coming together of people who know the stories and those who appreciate hearing memories of them.<\/p>\n

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Veterans salute during \u201cA salute to our veterans\u201d Nov. 11 at Saint Mark\u2019s High School. Dialog photo Joseph P. Owens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOne of the hardest things to manage is the emotions of failure and success,\u201d said Saint Mark\u2019s grad and veteran Bryan Panaccione, the keynote speaker.<\/p>\n

\u201cBelieve that you can succeed and that you can handle failure,\u201d he told students. \u201cThat\u2019s the kind of confidence you should all have. Many people will end up doing things they never imagine.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy with how it turned out,\u201d he said \u201cWhat it means to honor veterans is to recognize what is meaningful. What really manners is honor \u2026 and legacy \u2026 and who you choose to uplift, which should be everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harold Chalfant, a longtime Newport resident and St. Matthew\u2019s parishioner, was celebrating Veterans Day as a U.S. Air Force veteran of the conflict in Korea. He also celebrated his 95th<\/sup> birthday the same day and was presented with a birthday cupcake and balloon from people at Saint Mark\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very nice that they do this,\u201d he said of the veterans observance, adding that it\u2019s worthwhile to encourage students to understand what they have. \u201cYoung people are a little more fickle today than they used to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he especially enjoyed the color guard at the event.<\/p>\n

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Saints Mark\u2019s choir performs during \u201cA salute to our veterans\u201d Nov. 11 at Saint Mark\u2019s High School. Dialog photo Joseph P. Owens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt almost makes you want to cry,\u201d Chalfant said.<\/p>\n

His daughter, Andie Chalfant, a Saint Mark\u2019s graduate, accompanied her dad to the veterans event.<\/p>\n

Two other veterans at the breakfast also expressed interest in sharing their values with the students.<\/p>\n

American Legion official Chris Albanese, a Saint Mark\u2019s graduate, was making his first visit to the event and was joined by his uncle, fellow veteran Larry Albanese, a St. John the Beloved parishioner. Larry sent three kids through Saint Mark\u2019s.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat they do here at Saint Mark\u2019s, it\u2019s nice,\u201d said Larry.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Legionnaire, our responsibility is to share our experiences, to share our sense of Americanism, to support the community, the state and our nation,\u201d said Chris, an Aston, Pa., resident and 8th<\/sup> District commander for the Pennsylvania American Legion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe integrate ourselves with the local schools at the American Legion post level. We integrate with the local schools. We go in, give talks to our kids and get them interested in the wars that we\u2019ve fought in and, really, what the cost of freedom is. We instill a sense of understanding in that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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